Bias Anyone?
The media coverage of this Presidential election has certainly been interesting, but the question on everyone’s mind is - has it been fair? After all, the media controls the news. The nightly newscasts by the “amiable” Katie Couric, Brian Williams and Charles Gibson, once the most influential resources for world news, are seen by millions every night. Before television, newspapers had a stranglehold on the market controlling everything people read. These mediums provided total editorial control over what was considered “newsworthy”. Today however, the internet plays a much more prominent role.
With the advent of blogs and personal websites, an individual can scour the net to get reactions from millions of people. The internet provides a haven for people to share their views without having to deal with real life. For that reason, it is much more common for individuals to be much more critical on the internet. People can rebut, support or refute anything that happens in the mainstream media. But is this new medium making an impact?